Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 22:29:03 -0400 From: "James Rosenkranz" <fireglownospamsouth.net> Subject: Re: Saab 900 Classic Timing chain issue
"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message news:4elfm2F1ck5q1U1nospamvidual.net... > I'm trying to come up with a scenerio in my mind that makes sense based > on your description, and I'm not finding one. Kind of a rattly, shuffly > noise? > To describe the current sound, the words rattle and clatter come to mind. Pretty consistent regardless of RPMs. > > Well, it doesn't sound like a normal noise (from here). Do you have a > local Saab Specialist you could take it to? Where are you located? > There are some local SAAB guys, but I've found in the past that I frequently know more about these cars than they (a scary thought). I also suspect they will be quick to diagnose it as a worn chain and be quite happy to perform major open heart surgery. I am contemplating replacing the upper chain guide (cheap and easy to do) in the valve cover before considering the more drastic chain/guide/sprocket replacement.
